COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

Type of Meeting:	REGULAR
Date of Meeting:	March 5, 2005-1:00 PM

The Regular Meeting of the Columbia Township Board was called to order by Supervisor Bradford. Present were Bradford, Burgett, Fogarty, Hurley, and Harrington. In attendance were 25 citizens.

Treasurer's Report:

General Fund	65,979.96	Road Fund	218,308.52
Fire Fund	175,980.82	Ambulance Fund	99,162.77
Trust & Agency Fund	82,155.78	Tax Fund	4,595.61
Liquor Control Fund	4,031.51	Housing Rehab Fund	46,830.43

Consent Agenda: Regular Meeting Minutes-February 15, 2005; Planning Commission Meeting Minutes-February 1, 2005; bills through March 5, 2005; Treasurer’s Report. Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve the Consent Agenda. Carried unanimously.

Clerk: No Report

Public Comment: None

Additions/Corrections to Agenda: None

Guest Speaker: Julie Pioch-MSU-Explained briefly about Farmland Preservation.

Supervisor: Coloma Ambulance will be presenting a proposal to the board for consideration. The Michigan Nature Center and Columbia Township have applied for a matching funds grant for the clean up of an area in Columbia Township where the Heron’s nest.

Sheriff: 56 complaints received in February: 3 accidents, 10 animal control, 1 assault, 5 be on the look out, 1 breaking & entering, 4 delinquent minor, 1 fraudulent activity, 16 general assistance, 1 harassing/nuisance, 2 invasion of privacy, 1 larceny, 1 MDOP, 1 meth lab, 1 stolen vehicle, 4 suspicious situation, 4 traffic violations/

State Police: No Report.

County Commissioner: No Report.

Fire Chief: 2 calls received in February: 1 structure assist to Bangor and 1 c/o detector activation (malfunction) . Average response time was 9.5 minutes. A structure fire training burn was held at CR 388 and 46^th street.

Planning Commission: No Report.

Neighborhood Watch: Next meeting-April 7, 2005-7:00 pm.

Book Station: Old books are being donated to South Haven for the book sale.

Hospital: A feasibility study was obtained for the rehab of the old Village Market Building across the street from the hospital.

South Haven Senior Services: No Report.

Recreation/Cemetery: The jail work crew has been cleaning up brush at the 40 acre site on Silver Lake Road.

Zoning Administrator: 8 Zoning Compliances issued in February: 3 modulars, 1 addition, 1 pole building, 1 storage building, 2 porches.

Correspondence: None

Old Business: None

New Business:

	Motion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the trade-in for the new lawn tractor. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the purchase of a computer, not to exceed $900. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve the Salary Resolution 2005-04. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve Pay Expenses Resolution 2005-05. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the 2005-2006 Meeting Schedule Resolution 2005-06. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to adopt Budget Resolution 2005-07. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve Banking Institutions Resolution 2005-08. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the Fire/Ambulance Levy Resolution 2005-09. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Hurley, to approve the Industrial Development District Resolution 2005-10. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Harrington, to approve All State Excavating to improve the Jep Lake Access for a cost not to exceed $3500. Carried unanimously.
	Motion by Burgett, second by Fogarty, to approve Budget Amendment Resolution 2005-11. Roll call vote. Bradford aye, Burgett aye, Fogarty aye, Hurley aye, Harrington aye. Carried unanimously.

Public Comment: Linda Miller has problems with the Planning & Zoning Board-she thinks they lack the knowledge to run meetings, how to look at zoning, and how to enforce zoning.

Notices:

	Senior Movie Date-March 16, 2005--1:00-3:00pm
	Senior Bingo-March 30, 2005-1:00-3:00 pm
	Planning Commission Meeting—April 5, 2005-7:00 pm
	Commodities April 15, 2005—9:00 am to Noon
	Blood Pressure/Sugar Clinic-April 15, 2005-9:30-10:30 am

Motion by Fogarty, second by Hurley, to adjourn. Carried unanimously.

Adjourned: 1:58 PM

Mary Burgett, Clerk; Dale Bradford, Supervisor